Date: 2025-07-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1500 of 23 July 2025 on the list of States which are considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for emissions in 2025
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1500 of 23 July 2025 establishes a list of states considered to be applying the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) for the purposes of Directive 2003/87/EC, specifically regarding emissions in 2025. This regulation is based on notifications made by states to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The regulation enters into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Scope and Purpose:**
* The regulation implements Article 25a(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC, concerning the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the implementation of CORSIA.
* It lists countries, excluding EEA countries, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, that are considered to be applying CORSIA for emissions in 2025.
* **Basis for Inclusion:**
* Inclusion on the list is based on a state's notification to the ICAO Secretariat of its intention to apply CORSIA for emissions in 2025.
* The Commission adopts an annual list to reflect changes in the lists published by the ICAO Secretariat.
* **Exclusions:**
* San Marino and Monaco are excluded from the list despite being listed by the ICAO Secretariat, as they have no airports or flights involving routes to which CORSIA is being applied for the purposes of Directive 2003/87/EC.
* **Enforcement:**
* The Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
* **Annex:**
* The annex lists the 96 states considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of Directive 2003/87/EC for emissions in 2025.
Impact Analysis:
* **Aviation Operators:**
* *Impact:* Aviation operators flying routes to or from the listed states are subject to CORSIA requirements as implemented through the EU ETS.
* *Action Required:* Monitor and report emissions data according to CORSIA requirements for flights involving listed states.
* **EU Member States:**
* *Impact:* Member states are required to enforce the regulation and ensure that aviation activities within their jurisdiction comply with CORSIA requirements for flights involving listed states.
* *Action Required:* Implement the regulation and ensure compliance by aviation operators.
* **European Commission:**
* *Impact:* The Commission is responsible for maintaining and updating the list of states applying CORSIA annually.
* *Action Required:* Monitor ICAO notifications and update the list of states accordingly each year.
Key Entities Referenced
CORSIA: Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, a global market-based measure established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to address CO2 emissions from international aviation.
Directive 2003/87/EC: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union.
European Parliament: One of the legislative branches of the European Union.
Council Directive 96/61/EC: Council Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): A specialized agency of the United Nations that codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.
Directive (EU) 2023/958: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards aviation’s contribution to the Union’s economy-wide emission reduction target and the appropriate implementation of a global market-based measure.
Switzerland: A European country, explicitly excluded from the list of States considered to be applying CORSIA due to its inclusion in respective emissions trading systems.
United Kingdom: A European country, explicitly excluded from the list of States considered to be applying CORSIA due to its inclusion in respective emissions trading systems.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1500 24.7.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/1500
of 23 July 2025
on the list of States which are considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of
Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for emissions in 2025
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a
system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC(1), and
in particular Article 25a(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Aviation activities are included in the system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (‘EU
ETS’) established by Directive 2003/87/EC.
(2) Directive (EU) 2023/958 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2)amended Directive 2003/87/EC so as to
appropriately implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (‘CORSIA’) of the
International Civil Aviation Organization (‘ICAO’).
(3) Pursuant to Article 25a(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission is to adopt a list of States, other than EEA
countries, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, which are considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of
Directive 2003/87/EC, with a baseline of 85 % of 2019 emissions for each year from 2024. That Directive excluded
EEA countries, Switzerland and the United Kingdom from such a list of States because the routes between those
countries fall within the scope of their respective emissions trading systems.
(4) In respect of 2025, the inclusion of a State in the list of States considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of
Directive 2003/87/EC is based upon the notification by the State of an intention to apply CORSIA for emissions
in 2025, such notification being made to the ICAO Secretariat. The ICAO Secretariat publishes an annual list of
States that have made such notification. To reflect the changes in those annually published lists, the Commission is
to adopt each year a list of States, other than EEA countries, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, which are
considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of Directive 2003/87/EC.
(5) The list of States considered to be applying CORSIA published by the ICAO Secretariat for 2025 includes San Marino
and Monaco. However, San Marino and Monaco should not be included in the Annex to this Regulation as they have
no airport and no flights involving routes to which CORSIA is being applied for the purposes of
Directive 2003/87/EC.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,
(1) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2003/87/oj.
(2) Directive (EU) 2023/958 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards
aviation’s contribution to the Union’s economy-wide emission reduction target and the appropriate implementation of a global
market-based measure (OJ L 130, 16.5.2023, p. 115, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/958/oj).
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OJ L, 24.7.2025
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of States which are considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of Directive 2003/87/EC for emissions
in 2025 is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2025.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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ANNEX
List of States which are considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of Directive 2003/87/EC for
emissions in 2025
1. Afghanistan
2. Albania
3. Antigua and Barbuda
4. Armenia
5. Australia
6. Azerbaijan
7. Bahamas
8. Bahrain
9. Barbados
10. Belize
11. Benin
12. Bosnia and Herzegovina
13. Botswana
14. Burkina Faso
15. Cambodia
16. Cameroon
17. Canada
18. Comoros
19. Cook Islands
20. Costa Rica
21. Côte d’Ivoire
22. Cuba
23. Democratic Republic of the Congo
24. Dominican Republic
25. Ecuador
26. El Salvador
27. Equatorial Guinea
28. Gabon
29. Georgia
30. Ghana
31. Grenada
32. Guatemala
33. Guyana
34. Haiti
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35. Honduras
36. Indonesia
37. Iraq
38. Israel
39. Jamaica
40. Japan
41. Kazakhstan
42. Kenya
43. Kiribati
44. Kuwait
45. Madagascar
46. Malawi
47. Malaysia
48. Maldives
49. Mali
50. Marshall Islands
51. Mauritania
52. Mauritius
53. Mexico
54. Micronesia
55. Moldova
56. Montenegro
57. Namibia
58. Nauru
59. New Zealand
60. Nigeria
61. North Macedonia
62. Oman
63. Palau
64. Papua New Guinea
65. Philippines
66. Qatar
67. Rwanda
68. Saint Kitts and Nevis
69. Saint Lucia
70. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
71. Samoa
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72. Saudi Arabia
73. Serbia
74. Seychelles
75. Sierra Leone
76. Singapore
77. Solomon Islands
78. South Korea
79. South Sudan
80. Suriname
81. Tanzania
82. Thailand
83. The Gambia
84. Timor-Leste
85. Tonga
86. Trinidad and Tobago
87. Türkiye
88. Tuvalu
89. Uganda
90. Ukraine
91. United Arab Emirates
92. United States
93. Uruguay
94. Vanuatu
95. Zambia
96. Zimbabwe
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